Scholarships

ENSURING ACCESS

We want members, no matter their financial situation, to able to come to iCan House. We have established a scholarship program, funded by our operating budget, set up to help alleviate some of the financial challenges that iCan House dues may create.

SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS

FOR NEW MEMBERS:

STEP 1) Each new member needs to complete the application process and gain program acceptance prior to applying for scholarship funds. Call our office at 336.723.0050 if you need assistance with this. All members must have membership application, member documents, in-person intakes, and final program placement in place prior to beginning scholarship application.STEP 2) After gaining admittance to one of our programs, download the scholarship application.STEP 3) Please fill out this application completely. To be considered for a scholarship, all sections and tax documents must be submitted by the application deadline. (Please see below for the scholarship timeline.) The scholarships are awarded on a quarterly basis and your application must be submitted on time to be considered. Omitting any information or failing to submit a required document removes an application from consideration for the upcoming award period. It is your responsibility to follow through with all parts of the application process.STEP 4) Place all of the following in a sealed envelope and deliver in person or via U.S. Mail to the iCan House at 862 W. 4th St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101 before the deadline.STEP 5) All scholarship applicants will be notified of their application status by the first day of the award-period (Qr 1, Qr 2, Qr 3, Qr 4) for which they apply. If you have any questions along the way, call or email the main office and our staff will assist to our best ability.

FOR CURRENT MEMBERS:

STEP 1) Remember that members must re-apply EVERY quarter to keep receiving the scholarship (see scholarship timeline below).STEP 2) Download the scholarship application.STEP 3) Please fill out this application completely. To be considered for a scholarship, all sections and tax documents must be submitted by the application deadline EVEN IF THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SUBMITTED. We shred all tax information after the scholarship decisions have been made so all tax information needs to be re-submitted. The scholarships are awarded on a quarterly basis and your application must be submitted on time to be considered. Omitting any information or failing to submit a required document removes an application from consideration for the upcoming award period. It is your responsibility to follow through with all parts of the application process.STEP 4) Place all of the following in a sealed envelope and deliver in person or via U.S. Mail to the iCan House at 862 W. 4th St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101 before the deadline.STEP 5) All scholarship applicants will be notified of their application status by the first day of the award-period (Qr 1, Qr 2, Qr 3, Qr 4) for which they apply. If you have any questions along the way, call or email the main office and our staff will assist to our best ability.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

2) Copy of Most Recent Tax Forms – Must be turned in each time you apply for scholarship. For each member in your household that filed a tax return, include a copy of their most recent federal tax return, submitted to the IRS in the past 18 months. This shows income and expenses reported to the IRS. If you are exempt from filing, based on IRS requirements, please attach a document(s) showing all annual income for the past 12 months, (for example: social security statement(s), unemployment wage summaries, W-2’s, 1099’s interest statements, Medicaid statements, etc), for each member in your household.

SCHOLARSHIP TIMELINE

Our calendar year for scholarship awards starts in July with Qr1 and ends in June with Qr4. All scholarship applications are due in their entirety on the first business day of the month, prior to the upcoming quarter. For clarification, please see the chart below:

Quarter 1 : Funds applied to dues in July, Aug, Sept. DEADLINE FOR Q1 APPLICATION = First Day of Business in JuneQuarter 2: Funds applied to dues in Oct, Nov, Dec. DEADLINE FOR Q2 APPLICATION = First Day of Business in SeptQuarter 3: Funds applied to dues in Jan, Feb, March. DEADLINE FOR Q3 APPLICATION = First Day of Business in DecQuarter 4: Funds applied to dues in April, May, June. DEADLINE FOR Q4 APPLICATION = First Day of Business in March

HOW WE AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships are awarded by a non-bias, unpaid scholarship committee of caring individuals. The iCan House staff is not responsible for the final decisions. While we wish that we could award all applicants, there are unfortunately more people that apply most quarters than we can fund. The scholarship committee places great emphasis on not only on financial need, but also on your questionnaire responses. If you decide to apply, invest time in the narrative portion of the application as well as FILL OUT ALL FORMS in their entirety.